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For the record, the metals used in the transmission are not Chinese. The plant in China only assembles the transmissions for Ford.
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I actually test drove a 2012 Ford Mustang MT82 today with a little over 5000 miles on it. It took me awhile to find one and I finally did.
This is my comparison of it compared to a 2010 camaro 2ss with over 20,000 miles that I also test drove a week or two back.
I liked the clutch on the mustang better than on the camaro. The camaro clutch engagement is too tall. Mustang engagement is much nicer.
For the people who say it shifts like butter. Not really sure where they are coming from. Maybe I would notice if I drove the two cars back to back? The transmission was just as notchy if not more notchy than the camaros.
Now it's been a long time since I drove a manual car (years), but during the test drive I had second gear pop out on me or maybe I did something stupid and ground the gear? The radio was off so it's not grinding like I remember. From what I remember when you grind a gear you really know you ground a gear because you can hear it. I didn't hear any such grinding noise. It just popped out. Any idea what user error I could have done to make that happen without noises? I also heard some metallic noises, but maybe I'm just being paranoid. I don't remember the camaro transmission sounding that way.
So there may be a problem with the transmissions Chinese metal or assembly. I would need more time with the car or other cars.
Actually it was something like this. The first time in the video where there is no noise, but then then shifter shakes and pops out. Never grinded like later in the video: